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D-Day as Ebbsfleet go for promotion

D-Day as Ebbsfleet go for promotion

A bumper crowd of more than 3,000 will be hoping the National League South club can finish the season in style.

Pub to reopen after stabbing

Pub to reopen after stabbing

A pub is set to reopen after winning changes to its emergency licence following a stabbing.

Toy craze spinning out of control

Toy craze spinning out of control

Several schools in Kent have banned a gadget amid concerns it is distracting pupils from their lessons.

Cars burned in spate of attacks

Cars burned in spate of attacks

Police are investigating after a series of suspected arson attacks on cars last night.

Financial loss for the Gills

Financial loss for the Gills

Gillingham have reported a substantial pre-tax loss in their latest published accounts.

Football fan with brain tumour invited to cup final

Football fan with brain tumour invited to cup final

An Arsenal fan’s FA Cup final dream is set to come true as he takes time out from treatment for a brain tumour to watch his team play at Wembley

Graduate labelled 'odd ball' and invited to interview 'for a laugh'

Graduate labelled 'odd ball' and invited to interview 'for a laugh'

A jobseeker was left horrified after being branded an “odd-ball” and a “tree hugger” who “forages for mushrooms” by a prospective employer.

Lane closed after three-car crash

Lane closed after three-car crash

Emergency services were called after a crash involving three cars on the M2 this afternoon.

Two boys arrested on suspicion of murder

Two boys arrested on suspicion of murder

Police have arrested two more teenagers on suspicion of murder after Razvan Sirbu was killed last weekend.

Woman smashes car window in road rage attack

Woman smashes car window in road rage attack

A driver's window was kicked and smashed by a woman in a road rage incident near a busy shopping centre.

Takeaway shop goes up in flames

Takeaway shop goes up in flames

Fire crews needed breathing apparatus as they battled a blaze in a fast food outlet.

Traffic delays near tunnel

Traffic delays near tunnel

A rush-hour crash meant it took motorists up 15 minutes to get through a busy junction.

Memories of old steel works as demolition crew moves in

Memories of old steel works as demolition crew moves in

Former workers relive the days when they toiled in the "flames of hell" to forge steel in Kent.

Surgery with 5,000 patients to close

Surgery with 5,000 patients to close

A surgery in a town's most deprived area has announced it is closing.

Appeal to grant Elke's giraffe wish

Appeal to grant Elke's giraffe wish

Time is of the essence to help send a terminally ill disabled teenager to Africa to spend time with her favourite animal.

Fentanyl drug killed skater boy Robert

Fentanyl drug killed skater boy Robert

Teenager Robert Fraser had been making efforts to turn his life around but he unintentionally overdosed on strong pain killer fentanyl.

Man hurt after 20ft fall

Man hurt after 20ft fall

A man was rushed to hospital after falling 20ft from the top of a ladder.

Fundraiser to honour music-loving football coach

Fundraiser to honour music-loving football coach

Jim Gray Memorial Day will feature a football and darts tournament followed by live music and an evening disco.

'He was very shy and very good'

'He was very shy and very good'

The mother of a 21-year-old who was found beaten to death has paid tribute to her only son who she says was always willing to help those in need.

Banksy's mural is being restored

Banksy's mural is being restored

A masterpiece created by Banksy in a seaside town in 2014 is "undergoing conservation" and is set to be unveiled once again.

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Jury out in single punch manslaughter case

Jury out in single punch manslaughter case

The jury in the trial of a teenager accused of killing his stepfather with one punch in a row over pocket money has retired to consider a verdict.

Police tape off field in murder probe

Police tape off field in murder probe

Officers have cordoned off a field in a village as part of a murder investigation into the death of a 21-year-old man.

Introducing Kent's general election candidates

Introducing Kent's general election candidates

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Bus firm worker performs CPR after pensioner collapses

Bus firm worker performs CPR after pensioner collapses

Bus staff started CPR after a pensioner collapsed at a terminal.

Two arrested after man found dead at beauty spot

Two arrested after man found dead at beauty spot

Detectives investigating the suspected murder of a 21-year-old man at a Kent beauty spot have arrested two people.

Inquest opens after young man beaten to death

Inquest opens after young man beaten to death

The inquest has opened into the death of a young man found bludgeoned to death at a Kent beauty spot, as a murder manhunt continues.

Ear bite man hears sickening crunch 'like eating cornflakes'

Ear bite man hears sickening crunch 'like eating cornflakes'

A man has told a jury of hearing a crunch 'like someone eating cornflakes' as his ear was bitten off and held up 'like a trophy' in an alleged attack.

Criminal gangs targeting Kent

Criminal gangs targeting Kent

Police are having to deploy more resources to deal with people travelling to the county to commit crimes, says a top official.

Top lawyer 'deeply troubled' by blunders after murder trial

Top lawyer 'deeply troubled' by blunders after murder trial

A chief crown prosecutor has apologised to the family of a mum stabbed to death in a double murder after a series of blunders following the trial.

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